Renovations are in full swing at Forsyth Library as we create the library of your dreams! We eagerly anticipate welcoming you into the library’s new and improved spaces in the Spring 2026 semester. Currently, the library building is closed for renovation, and we are operating out of Custer Hall. You’ll find our Welcome Desk and Media Lab on the 3rd floor. Faculty and staff offices are on floors 1-3.
What has NOT changed:
Online resources, such as access to journals articles and databases, ebooks, archives online, and Scholars Repository, will not be impacted. Library faculty remain available for research help and information literacy instruction. Although the renovation is very disruptive to our use of space, we continue to provide library services, including access to information, research help, and supporting information literacy instruction.
What has changed:
- All materials are checked out at our Welcome Desk in Custer Hall 304. This includes books that you request through our catalog, interlibrary loan, and technology.
- All library faculty & staff have moved to offices on the 1st – 3rd floors of Custer Hall. We will remain here until renovation is completed.
- Partner organizations have all moved to temporary locations: the Honors College to Picken 123, the MakerSpace to Picken 102, and the Writing Center to Rarick 157.
- Print materials from the general collection are accessible outside of work hours by library personnel only. Items can be requested for pickup by contacting the library or by placing a hold in our catalog.
- Government documents and bound periodicals collections have moved to off-site storage for the duration of the renovation. These materials can be requested through Interlibrary Loan.
- The library building is closed. You may see library personnel entering and exiting for necessary, work-related visits. Do not enter the construction site.
Helpful links for more information:
- Renovation status page with updates on where to find people, how to access resources, etc. https://www.fhsu.edu/library/spaces/renovation-status
- Renovation blog with renovation floor plans, renderings, and information about the new spaces: https://ltblogs.fhsu.edu/forsythrenovation/
Thank you for your enthusiasm about this project and your patience with the library faculty and staff. Feel free to reach out to me if you have questions.
